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- Cutting daylilies - every now and then
- Cutting to prevent seed formation and self-sowing
- Cutting in case of disease or pest infestation
- Cutting for beauty reasons
- Cut to the food
- Cutting after splitting
- Tips & Tricks
Cutting daylilies - every now and then
Forcibly, daylilies need no pruning. If they are alive and well on flowering, they can manage without making contact with the secateurs. But when is a cut recommended to the gardener?
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Many gardeners recommend pruning the daylilies after they have withered. The seed formation costs the plant a lot of energy, which it needs to flower in the next year. In addition, most daylilies are hybrids. As the seeds form and grow themselves, offspring emerge that are weaker and flower in other colors.
Cutting in case of disease or pest infestation
If your daylily is affected by a disease, it is advisable to cut off all affected parts of plants generously. In addition, one or more pests appear on. Often it is the day-lily gallmuck, which deposits its eggs in the buds.
Cutting for beauty reasons
Cutting back your daylily still makes sense when it does not look pretty anymore. If the flowers are withered, you can remove them. In addition, foliage is usually less attractive after flowering. It can also be cut off. In no time, new and healthier leaves emerge.
In autumn, the withered foliage can grow up to one hand high above the ground. Alternatively, the old foliage can be removed in the spring. It can serve as winter protection on the plant. In spring, it should not be cut off, but pulled out of the ground.
Cut to the food
Furthermore, a cut may be appropriate if you want to eat parts of the daylily. The flowers and the leek-like stems are edible, tasty and culinary versatile.
Cutting after splitting
Last but not least, a cut should be made after sharing the daylily in spring or autumn. First, the roots are dug up, then divided, planted again and finally the leaves are cut down to 15 cm.
Tips & Tricks
Optimal is the breaking or pulling out of the plant parts (as rhubarb). This is more thorough and the plant tolerates it better than a cut.